west wind

/ˈwɛst wɪnd/

noun

A wind blowing from the west.

Similar
westerlyzephyrwester
OriginOld English westwind ← Proto-West Germanic *westawind →
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Meanings

nounwest wind (plural west winds)

plural west winds · alternative westwind

  1. A wind blowing from the west.

    Synonyms: westerly, zephyr

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wind blowing from the west.

Similar
westerlyzephyr

More synonyms by meaning

nounwind that blows from west to east

Similar
wester
Broader
windair currentcurrent of air
Also see
wester

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*westawind
  2. Old Englishwestwind
  3. Englishwest wind

Inherited from Old English westwind, from Proto-West Germanic *westawind.

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Translations

Hindi पछुआ, पछिया
  • पछुआ (pachuā)wind from the west
  • पछिया (pachiyā)wind from the west
Italian ponente
  • ponentewind from the west
Latin favōnius
  • favōniuswind from the west
Cite this entry
APA

west wind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/west%20wind

MLA

“west wind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/west%20wind. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “west wind,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/west%20wind.

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